national park

Climate Change Threatens National Parks

Virginia Beall, Elon University

Is the threat of losing national parks enough to convince Americans to save the environment?…

August 1, 2022

In article about homeless people and hostile architecture, a photo of a bench with extra armrests installed

Public Spaces Aren’t Really Public When They’re Hostile to Homeless People

Nora Markey, Wesleyan University

They're open to everyone, right? Not exactly. Many American cities and public lands are designed and regulated in order to oust people without housing.…

September 30, 2020

In an article about road trips, an illustration by Elizabeth Wong of a screen with a canyon on it, with a camera and flashlight in front

How To Prepare for Your National Park Road Trip Adventure

Bradford Smith, Louisiana State University

What's more fun than hitting the road with your friends and getting in touch with nature? Just make sure to plan everything out, or your journey will quickly come to an end.…

May 21, 2020

The Legend of Michigan State’s Bearded Man

Sydney Jennings, University of Connecticut

MSU senior Braden Cleary is the co-founder of TheMountCo and creator of The Bearded Man Project, an initiative to bring attention to the waning popularity of America’s national parks.…

December 16, 2017